Method for providing a hands free device to unroll two rolls of barbed wire

ABSTRACT

The invention (Fence Buddy) provides a vertical frame with two horizontal arms with removable stops secured with a lynch pin to hold a roll of barbed wire, cable, or electrical wire without restricting them from unrolling. The base of the frame features a two-inch square tube that fits into a standard two-inch receiver hitch of an automobile, or fits on an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) that has an adapter receiver. The frame also features an attached vertical tube to house various tools such as posthole diggers, pry bars, tamping poles, ect. The vertical tube has two, heavy-duty supply bags attached on opposite sides to carry smaller supplies such as hammers, nails, pliers, wire wraps, ect. Also attached to the vertical frame are two eye-bolts positioned to connect a fence puller when stretching the barbed wire.

BACKGROUND

For as long as people have been performing the task of fence buildingthere has been the issue of what, and how long the object (usually awooden stick) that would be inserted through the center of a roll ofbarbed wire and then the tedious task of the person on each side tounroll the barbed wire along the route of the proposed fence linewithout cutting there hands or tearing there clothes.

Accordingly, a need exists, for a device that allows a person to be ableto unroll barbed wire hands free and have all the tools needed to becomfortably accessible to accomplish the job. Such a device would beespecially useful to farmers and utility personnel today since time isalways a factor.

Finally, such a device should have such features as the ones mentionedherein.

SUMMARY

The above need in the act of fence building motivated the Fence Buddyinvention. A first objective of this invention is to provide asubstantially horizontal housing for a roll of barbed wire.

A second objective is to provide such a housing that is easilyaccessible that securely holds the roll of barbed wire during transport.

A third objective is to provide such a housing that would allow the rollof barbed wire to unroll without restriction.

A fourth objective is to provide a tube container to vertically placeother long tools of the trade.

A fifth objective is to provide bag compartments to place smallersupplies in this task.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of the Fence Buddy when attachedvertically onto an ATV:

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the Fence Buddy;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the Fence Buddy; and

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of the Fence Buddy;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The invention will now be described in detail with reference to theattached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of the Fence Buddy 1 when installedvertically into an automobile 10 receiver hitch 9.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the Fence Buddy 1, the twohorizontal arms 7 will house a roll of barbed wire 11 on each, by firstremoving the lynch pin 3, the stay plate 4,and the roll sleeve 12, placea roll of barbed wire 11 on the roll sleeve 12 against the stay plate 8,then reinstall the stay plate 4, and secure with lynch pin 3. The rollsleeve 12 allows the barbed wire 11 to unroll without restricting theunrolling process.

The vertical tube container 5 allows other long tools such as postholediggers, tamp pole, ect., to be conventaly stored.

In the context of this application, “substantially vertical” meanssufficiently vertical so the user can stand in front of the Fence Buddyassembly, and comfortably position the rolls of barbed wire 11, andother tool.

It should be understood that currently in the task of unrolling a rollof barbed wire 11, it is almost impossible for one person to dosuccessfully, and yet still a tedious job for two persons with a handheld pole or stick.

As shown in FIG. 2 there are two supply bags 6, one on each side of thevertical tube container 5, these bags 6 allow the user to securely storesmaller supplies.

As shown in FIG. 2 there are two eye bolts 2, to be used for attaching afence stretcher.

1. A device for providing a substantially horizontal housing for tworolls of barbed wire, the device comprising: (a) a device having avertical frame assembly; and (b) wherein the base of the vertical frameassembly being ninety degrees and adjacent to, when positioned into areceiver hitch of an automobile provides a frame relative to vertical;2. The vertical frame of claim 1, further comprising at least onehorizontal rung being attached to the vertical portion of frame.
 3. Thevertical frame of claim 1, further comprising at least two horizontalrungs being attached to opposite sides of the vertical portion of frame.4. A horizontal rung for providing an approximately horizontal surfacewhen used in conjunction with a roll of barbed wire, allowing the barbedwire to unroll freely, the horizontal rung comprising; (a) a rungattached at one end to the vertical frame assembly; and (b) wherein therung having an permanently attached stop plate near the vertical frameassembly, a pipe slid over the rung and against the stay plate, thenceallowing a roll of barbed wire to be positioned over the larger pipe,thence placing a removable stay plate on the outside of the barbed wire,thence inserting a lynch pin into the end of the horizontal rung;whereby the larger pipe allows the barbed wire to unroll freely, and thestay plates secure the barbed wire on each side.
 5. The vertical frameof claim 1, further comprising at least one attached vertical tube tohold longer tools.
 6. The vertical frame of claim 1, further comprisingat least two attached supply bags to hold smaller tools.
 7. The verticalframe of claim 1, further comprising at least two eyebolts beingattached to the vertical frame.
 8. The vertical frame of claim 7,wherein the two eyebolts being positioned sufficiently apart to allowthe placement of a fence puller.